Relicta

About

Relicta is a first-person puzzle game that uses magnetism and gravity as its core mechanics. You play as a scientist stranded on the moon, using gloves that manipulate magnetic and gravitational fields to solve environmental challenges. Each level requires rethinking physics rules, shifting poles to levitate objects, redirecting energy to unlock paths, or balancing forces to bypass traps. The story unfolds through logs and environmental storytelling, blending scientific mystery with personal stakes as you search for a way to save your daughter. The game stands out for its clever use of gravitoelectromagnetism, which feels both intuitive and mind-bending. With 40 achievements and a steep difficulty curve, it’s a title that challenges problem-solving skills, especially the "Faster than light" achievement, which only 3.3% of players have unlocked. Set in a decaying lunar base filled with eerie experiments, Relicta leans into atmospheric tension without relying on jump scares. The blend of procedural puzzles and a hauntingly quiet narrative makes it a standout entry in the indie puzzle genre.

Storyline

The year is 2120. Dr. Patel is the best physicist in human space. She has been studying enigmatic gravitational anomalies in the south pole of the Moon - but she was never prepared for what she’d find there. Ever since the War, the massive base under the lunar rock has laid derelict and forgotten. Its dead silence conceals something darker than the depths of Shackleton Crater. Something that was there centuries before the greedy ice miners, the idealistic pirates and the self-righteous corporations came in search of forbidden secrets. Secrets capable of covering the barren regolith in lush jungle, altering entire magnetospheres or deploying even more insidious effects. And now Patel is trapped on Luna, with nothing but her brains and her gravitoelectromagnetic gloves. She will have to navigate the mind-bending experiments left behind by Aegir Labs, while she tries to unravel the mysteries of the anomaly codenamed Relicta.